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Smucker is partnering with Life is Good, a clothing company that donates 10% of profits to charity, to introduce the Life is Good coffee brand in late summer. "Through our new line of coffee with Smucker's, we'll be able to spread the power of optimism and help kids in need," said Bert Jacobs, CEO of Life is Good.

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Rowland Coffee Roasters, maker of Hispanic coffee brands including Cafe Bustelo and Cafe Pilon, was acquired by J.M. Smucker for $360 million. The purchase includes Rowland's facilities in Miami, but Smucker plans to eventually move coffee production to its New Orleans site.

The tendency of women business owners to take on less debt, operate on a tight budget and expand slowly is helping them get through the economic downturn, experts say. While the number of men taking Small Business Administration loans increased this year, the number of women getting the loans continued to fall. "I'm just trying to make do with what I have. ... Loans to pay back, I don't need," said Mary Frankie Forte, owner of an It's a Grind coffee shop in California.

HHS will provide $83.9 million to 45 rural health networks across the country to assist safety-net facilities in implementing electronic health records and other health IT systems. "These funds will help safety-net providers acquire state-of-the-art health information technology systems as they work to provide quality health care to millions of people in need," an agency official said.